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In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.
Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.
The whole is simpler than the sum of its parts.
The whole is simpler than the sum of its parts.
A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.
A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.
A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be read more
A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be the aim of all beneath it
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances read more
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have even lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor. -Henry David Thoreau.
Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity read more
Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their read more
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here.
